Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great
Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great This is an excellent conclusion to a very useful series, and helps to explain why Alexander was so successful against so many different opponents. Most of his…
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Field Campaigns of Alexander the Great
This is an excellent conclusion to a very useful series, and helps to explain why Alexander was so successful against so many different opponents. Most of his thirteen-year reign as king of Macedon was spent in hard campaigning which conquered half the then-known world, during which he never lost a battle. -- History of WarAlexander the Great is one of the most famous men in history, and many believe he was the greatest military genius of all time (Julius Caesar wept at the feet of his statue in envy of his achievements).
Besides the famous set-piece battles (Granicus, Issus, Gaugamela, Hydaspes), Alexander's army marched thousands of miles through hostile territory, fighting countless smaller actions and calling for a titanic logistical effort.There is a copious literature on Alexander the Great, but most are biographies of the man himself, with relatively